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munchie

munchie noun: a snack.

Noun (1)

munchie (plural munchies)

  1. (informal) A snack.
    • Another homemade mix treat that any youngster will love—a big jar filled with Country-style Granola. It can be eaten as a “munchie” or a cereal, or used in a recipe for cookies or apple crisp.1978, Elise W. Manning, “To Cheer a Sick Friend”, in Farm Journal’s Friendly Food Gifts From Your Kitchen, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 38
    • As the handler returns to his dog, have him raise his arm with a delicious munchie visible in his hand, so that the dog gets in the habit of looking up.1984, Barbra Goodman, Pauline Czarnecki, Training Dogs with Common Sense, Galesburg, Ill.: H and S Publications, Inc., →LCCN, page 47

Noun (2)

munchie (plural munchies)

  1. (Ireland) A person who lives in a Gaeltacht area of Ireland.

Noun (3)

munchie (plural munchies)

  1. (Internet, derogatory) A person who exhibits Münchausen syndrome; a person who feigns a disorder.

Examples of munchie in a sentence

  • This will gratify your longing for a tasty munchie.1993, Jean Paré, Light Recipes (Company’s Coming), Edmonton, Alta.: Company’s Coming Publishing Limited, published 1995, →ISBN, page 20:
  • On one side of the river there are three munchies and three crunchers.1998, Keith Twining, “Cognitive Psychology: How Do We Think?”, in Success in Psychology, London: John Murray, →ISBN, page 205:
  • We “graze,” moving from one munchie to the next, stopping to chat when we come upon a fellow grazer.2002, Terry Thompson-Anderson, Texas on the Plate, Fredericksburg, Tex.: Shearer Publishing, →ISBN, page 21:
  • Creamcheese can be substituted for Brie for an equally tasty munchie.2006, More Good Thymes in the Kitchen: An Expanded Collection of Recipes from The Thyme Garden, Alsea, Ore.: The Thyme Garden Herb Company...

Forms of munchie

pluralmunchies

Origin of munchie

From munch + -ie.

An anglicisation of Irish muintir na hAite (literally “people of the place”).

Words formed from munchie

Phrases with munchie

Questions about munchie

What does munchie mean?
Munchie means a snack.
How do you use munchie in a sentence?
This will gratify your longing for a tasty munchie.
What part of speech is munchie?
Munchie is a noun.
What is the plural of munchie?
The plural of munchie is munchies.

Words near munchie in the dictionary

  1. munchers
  2. munches
  3. Munchhausen syndrome
  4. Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
  5. Munchi
  6. munchie
  7. munchie box
  8. munchie boxes
  9. munchied
  10. munchier
  11. munchies

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